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On 17 September 2015, France and South Korea signed an agreement facilitating the mobility of professionals and trainees between the two countries<\/strong>, for stays of more than 3 months. Although the agreement was not yet in force, it was amended by a protocol signed on 14 April 2023 in Seoul. The publication of decree no. 2024-447<\/strong> on 17 May 2024 means that these two texts will soon come into force.<\/p>\n What was the content of the initial agreement? What changes have been made by the protocol? What procedures do Korean nationals need to follow? Let\u2019s tell you more !<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The professionals<\/strong> concerned are Korean nationals who enter France (or vice versa) to practice their profession such as:<\/p>\n The agreement signed in 2015 provided for the issue of a long-stay visa (LSV) to all the categories of Korean professionals<\/strong> defined above. This visa enabled them to obtain a residence permit (RP) valid for up to 3 years<\/strong> and renewable<\/strong> in accordance with national legislation.<\/p>\n To obtain these 2 documents, the purpose of the stay had to be : “to carry out a professional project contributing to the economic development and influence of France and South Korea on account of their skills and talents”.<\/p>\n The initial agreement also facilitated the arrival of the accompanying family<\/strong>:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The protocol has differentiated the professionals, in order to adapt the measures of the initial agreement according to their profiles.<\/p>\n For company directors, corporate officers and employees transferred under an employment contract<\/strong>, the protocol has extended the period of validity of the residence permit to a maximum of 4 years<\/strong>, and it remains renewable. For employees seconded as part of an intra-group mobility scheme<\/strong>, on the other hand, the protocol now provides for the issue of a LSV and then a residence permit for “carrying out an assignment as part of a secondment to an establishment or company in the group that employs them”. Whatever the profile of the professional, the accompanying family<\/strong> has the same reception arrangements in France:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The trainees concerned are :<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The initial agreement provided for the issue of a VLS-TS<\/strong> to Korean trainees. It was valid for 1 year<\/strong>, renewable for a maximum of 2 years<\/strong>.<\/p>\n The agreement made no provision for the accompanying family<\/strong>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The protocol has changed the period of validity of the VLS-TS<\/strong> for Korean trainees. It is still valid for 1 year, but renewable under national law, i.e. for a maximum of 18 months<\/strong>.<\/p>\n The protocol did not add any measures for the accompanying family<\/strong>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The conditions for issuing visas and residence permits, as well as the list of documents to be provided, are defined by the articles of the Code de l’Entr\u00e9e et du S\u00e9jour des \u00c9trangers et du Droit d’Asile<\/strong> (CESEDA \u2013 French Law for foreign nationals) for all persons covered by the agreement.<\/p>\n Any changes to the conditions for granting visas and residence permits, as well as to the lists of documents to be provided, are communicated to South Korea by an exchange of verbal notes through diplomatic channels.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The protocol drawn up in 2023 updated the measures in the 2015 agreement. This update took into account the 2016 reform (in particular the introduction of the “talent passport” categories).<\/p>\n It seems that the entry into force of the agreement and protocol is part of South Korea’s accession to the Horizon Europe programme. On 25 March, it was announced that South Korea would be joining the group of countries associated with this programme. This should be effective from 2025.<\/p>\n The entry into force of the agreement will greatly facilitate exchanges of professionals and trainees between the two countries, promoting their development and influence on the international stage.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=”https:\/\/www.itama-mobility.com\/en\/contact-us\/#formulaire” button_text=”Contact us ” module_class=”contact” _builder_version=”4.25.2″ _module_preset=”default” custom_button=”on” button_text_color=”#FFFFFF” button_border_width=”0px” button_border_radius=”46px” button_on_hover=”off” custom_margin=”|||10vw|false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”|||0vw|false|false” custom_margin_phone=”|||0vw|false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|phone” custom_padding=”|||0px|false|false” hover_transition_duration=”100ms” hover_transition_speed_curve=”ease-in-out” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” button_text__hover_enabled=”on|hover” button_bg_color__hover_enabled=”on|hover” button_bg_color__hover=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” button_bg_enable_color__hover=”on” sticky_enabled=”0″ button_text__hover=”Contact us “][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" On 17 September 2015, France and South Korea signed an agreement facilitating the mobility of professionals and trainees between the two countries, for stays of more than 3 months. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":249410,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[32,33],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-253836","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-flash-news","category-immigration-in-france"],"yoast_head":"\nMobility of Korean professionals<\/h2>\n
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Immigration documents required by the initial agreement<\/h3>\n
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Changes brought about by the protocol<\/h3>\n
The reason for residence giving entitlement to the LSV and RP has been slightly modified by the protocol. From now on, it must correspond to “the realisation of a professional project likely to make a significant and lasting contribution to the economic development, regional development or influence of France and South Korea”.<\/p>\n
This qualification is valid for 3 years<\/strong> and is renewable once, regardless of national legislation.<\/p>\n\n
Mobility of Korean trainees<\/h2>\n
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Immigration documents required by the initial agreement<\/h3>\n
Changes brought about by the protocol<\/h3>\n
Conditions for issuing immigration documents<\/h2>\n
Conclusion<\/h2>\n